Manufacturing news
February 2002
New tests to cut staff turnover
Job performance tests aimed at improving employee selection and saving the $5000 to $10000 it costs to replace a production worker have been developed by the Employers Association (EA) and consulting form Discovery Enterprises
01 Feb 2002 11:51
Logistics firms build bridge to better customer service
In a move believed by analysts to be symptomatic of a trend towards strategic alliances among companies offering logistics services, FKI Logistex and Manhattan Associates are teaming up to offer their customers better integration between order processing and warehouse management.
01 Feb 2002 11:49
Lilly speeds web presence for manufacturers
Aiming to significantly ease the pain of e-business for manufacturers, Lilly Software has announced Visual eBusiness Now, which includes software, Web hosting, integration services, and consulting. Pricing for the service is based on a monthly fee.
01 Feb 2002 11:52
Manufacturing decline slows
For the first time in months, numbers being released by a variety of agencies point to a possible upturn in the manufacturing sector in the first or second quarter of this year.
01 Feb 2002 11:40
Motorola introduces balancing tool
At last month's APEX show in San Diego, CA, Motorola's Global Software Group introduced a production optimization tool that's been used in Motorola factories for the past 10 years.
01 Feb 2002 11:48